‎Britten: Billy Budd by Neal Davies

Prologue 'I am an old man' (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

5:00

Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs!...Who did that? (First Mate et al)

Adam Green, Mark Stone, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, Matthew Best, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Roderick Williams, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Teadt, Joseph Cullen, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Andrew Kennedy, Andrew Staples, Alasdair Elliott

6:55

Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)

Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, Adam Green, John Relyea, Neal Davies, London Symphony Orchestra, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Roderick Williams, Mark Stone, Ian Bostridge, Matthew Best, Andrew Kennedy, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Daniel Teadt, Joseph Cullen, Andrew Staples, Alasdair Elliott, London Symphony Chorus

3:29

First man forward! (Claggart et al)

London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Teadt, London Symphony Orchestra, Roderick Williams, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Andrew Kennedy, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Mark Stone, Ian Bostridge, Matthew Best, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, Joseph Cullen, Andrew Staples, Alasdair Elliott, Adam Green

2:10

Your name? - Billy Budd, sir (Claggart/Billy/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)

John Relyea, Neal Davies, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu

2:43

Billy Budd, king of the birds (Billy/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant/Ratcliffe)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Rose, Jonathan Lemalu, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn

2:39

I heard your honour! (Claggart/Squeak/Novice's Friend)

Roderick Williams, Daniel Harding, John Relyea, Andrew Tortise, London Symphony Orchestra

3:53

Come along kid! Come along! (Novice's Friend/Novice/Chorus)

Joseph Cullen, Andrew Kennedy, London Symphony Chorus, Roderick Williams, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:02

Christ! The poor chap, The poor little runt! (Billy/Dansker/Red Whiskers/Donald)

Daniel Harding, Alasdair Elliott, Nathan Gunn, Matthew Best, Daniel Teadt, London Symphony Orchestra

1:27

What's that? What's those whistles? (Billy/Donald/Claggart/First Mate/Second Mate/Bosun)

Adam Green, Daniel Harding, John Relyea, Mark Stone, Darren Jeffery, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Teadt, London Symphony Orchestra

1:17

Starry Vere we call him (Donald/Billy/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Dansker/Bosun)

Daniel Teadt, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Mark Stone, Joseph Cullen, London Symphony Chorus, Alasdair Elliott, Matthew Best, Daniel Harding

2:26

Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Hugo Shepherd, Daniel Harding

3:32

Gentlemen, The King! (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)

Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

6:25

Ay, at Spithead the men may have had their grievances (Vere/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu

1:01

We are, sir. Claggart is an able one...Land on the port bow, sir (First Lieutenant/Vere/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Neal Davies, Daniel Harding

6:51

Blow her away, Blow her to Hilo (Red Whiskers/Chorus/Billy/Donald/Dansker)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Teadt, Joseph Cullen, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Harding, Matthew Best, London Symphony Chorus

2:41

We're off to Samoa (Donald/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Billy/Donald/Dansker)

London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Teadt, Alasdair Elliott, Joseph Cullen, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Matthew Best

3:48

Hi! You...A...A... (Billy et al)

John Relyea, Neal Davies, Ian Bostridge, Matthew Best, Adam Green, Joseph Cullen, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Chorus, Daniel Teadt, Andrew Staples, Alasdair Elliott, London Symphony Orchestra, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Andrew Kennedy, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Nathan Gunn, Roderick Williams, Mark Stone

3:03

Over the water, over the ocean (Chorus/Claggart)

London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, John Relyea, Joseph Cullen, Daniel Harding

7:43

Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)

Andrew Kennedy, Daniel Harding, John Relyea, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

5:43

Billy!...Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice/Billy)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Kennedy, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Chorus

4:13

Dansker, old friend, glad to see you! (Billy/Dansker)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Matthew Best, Daniel Harding

4:48

I don't like the look of the mist (Vere/First Lieutenant)

London Symphony Chorus, Neal Davies, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

1:48

With great regret I must disturb your honour (Claggart/Vere)

Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Chorus, John Relyea, London Symphony Orchestra

1:39

Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow! (Maintop et al)

Daniel Harding, Daniel Teadt, Nathan Gunn, Andrew Staples, Alasdair Elliott, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Andrew Kennedy, Mark Stone, Ian Bostridge, Matthew Best, Adam Green, Roderick Williams, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Joseph Cullen, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery

3:22

Who'll volunteer to beard 'em in the smoke? (Vere et al.)

John Relyea, Neal Davies, Andrew Staples, Alasdair Elliott, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Daniel Teadt, Joseph Cullen, Ian Bostridge, Matthew Best, Roderick Williams, Adam Green, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus, Nathan Gunn, Daniel Harding, Andrew Kennedy, Mark Stone, London Symphony Orchestra

7:46

There you are again, Master-at-arms (Vere/Claggart/Boy)

Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, John Relyea, Hugo Shepherd, London Symphony Orchestra

4:46

O this cursed mist (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

Jonathan Lemalu, Neal Davies, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding

4:44

Claggart, John Claggart, beware! I'm not so easily deceived (Vere/Billy)

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge

3:52

Master-at-arms and foretopman, I speak to you both (Vere/Claggart/Billy)

Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Relyea

3:04

God o' mercy! (Vere/Boy)

Daniel Harding, Hugo Shepherd, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra

1:58

Gentlemen, William Budd here has killed the Master-at-arms (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

Jonathan Lemalu, Neal Davies, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Orchestra

1:23

William Budd, you are accused... (First Lieutenant/Vere/Billy)

Daniel Harding, Neal Davies, Ian Bostridge, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:47

Poor fellow, who could save him? (First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)

Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, Neal Davies, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

4:22

I accept their verdict (Vere)

Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

7:15

Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:44

Here! Baby! (Dansker/Billy)

Nathan Gunn, Matthew Best, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

3:58

And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man! (Billy)

London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn

5:18

Interlude

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

"According to the Articles of War..." (All except Vere)

Nathan Gunn, Mark Stone, Daniel Harding, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Andrew Kennedy, Andrew Staples, Alasdair Elliott, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Adam Green, London Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Matthew Best, London Symphony Chorus, Joseph Cullen, Daniel Teadt, Roderick Williams

2:02

Down all hands! And see that they go! (First Lieutenant et al)

Roderick Williams, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Mark Stone, Daniel Harding, Adam Green, Joseph Cullen, London Symphony Orchestra, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Andrew Kennedy, Nathan Gunn, Andrew Staples, Alasdair Elliott, London Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Lemalu, Andrew Tortise, Darren Jeffery, Daniel Teadt, Ian Bostridge, Matthew Best

2:50

We committed his body to the deep (Vere)

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

4:45

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Neal Davies

Bass-Baritone
Gidon Saks

Bass-Baritone
Jonathan Lemalu

Bass
Ian Bostridge

Vocals

John Fraser

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Benjamin Britten

Neal Davies

Gidon Saks

Jonathan Lemalu

Ian Bostridge

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